Financial Risk Officer (Market Risk)

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Financial Risk Officer (Market Risk)This is where you will workOur client is strengthening its Risk Management function and is looking for an experienced Financial Risk Officer with a focus on Market Risk. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the risk framework of a growing financial services organization while contributing to liquidity and credit risk initiatives as well.It’s a position suited to professionals who thrive on ownership, enjoy building robust frameworks, and want to influence decision-making at senior levels.This are your responsibilitiesAs Financial Risk Officer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and enhancing the market-risk framework across our client’s trading and investment products. Working closely with colleagues in Trading, Treasury, Product, Data, and Compliance, you will ensure that the company’s overall risk profile remains within the limits set by the Management Board.Key responsibilities include:

Lead the market-risk framework: Develop and maintain policies, methodologies, and limits (e.g. VaR, stress scenarios, liquidity-adjusted exposure, concentration limits).
Contribute across risk types: Support liquidity risk management (funding gaps, contingency planning) and credit risk management (counterparty assessments, concentration risk).
Enhance monitoring & reporting: Produce daily dashboards, investigate limit breaches, propose remedial actions, and escalate findings to the Risk Committee.
Independent product review: Assess the financial risk implications of new products and significant changes to existing ones.
Stress testing & scenario analysis: Design scenarios that capture both market-wide shocks and product-specific risks, and provide forward-looking insights for senior management.
Model governance & margin design: Validate and enhance risk models (VaR, margining, back-testing, benchmarking), ensuring alignment with regulatory and industry standards.
Integrated risk perspective: Quantify how market movements affect liquidity needs and credit exposures, working closely with Treasury and other stakeholders.
Stakeholder communication: Translate technical risk results into clear, actionable insights for senior leadership, regulators, and external partners.

This is youYou are an experienced risk professional with both technical expertise and strong communication skills. You combine a structured, analytical mindset with the ability to influence decision-making and provide clarity in complex situations.You bring:

5+ years of risk management experience, ideally from a trading firm, investment bank, asset manager, fintech, or other financial institution.
Broad knowledge of market, liquidity, and credit risk, and the ability to connect them into an integrated view.
Strong understanding of portfolio risk metrics (VaR & alternatives), stress testing, scenario design, and margining.
Solid grasp of how trading platforms and investment products operate.
The ability to simplify complex risk concepts and present them effectively to senior stakeholders and regulators.
A proactive, ownership-driven approach, with confidence in fast-moving and evolving environments.
A Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or another relevant field.
Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

This is what you can expect

A competitive, tailor-made salary package based on your experience and expertise.
Holiday allowance and a strong pension scheme.
Daily breakfast and lunch provided at the office.
Wellbeing benefits to support your health and work-life balance.
A personal study and development budget.
Travel allowance.

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